Abstract
The purpose of this study is to evaluate sustainability of city planning based on the Ecological Footprint (EF) indicator, and to clarify the effects of “Compact City” and “Land Recycle” planning strategies. Case study conducted in Tsuyama city, Okayama prefecture, gave the following results. Comparison with regions like Tokyo metropolitan area and Okayama city showed that Tsuyama city has relatively balanced Environmental Load Excess Ratio (ratio between environmental load and environmental capacity). Furthermore, results showed that by implementing “Compact City” and “Land Recycle” planning strategies, Environmental Load Excess Ratio could be maximally reduced by 2.61%.
